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Husch Blackwell Postal Service Contracting Partner David Hendel spoke on American Public Media’s Marketplace Morning Report after news broke that the U.S. Postal Service lost another $5.2 billion last quarter. Debate continues as to whether Congress will and should step in to bolster the agency. Hendel believes the Postal Service is facing a rough patch but that it’s not going away. “The postal industry is going to be a vital part of the economy,” Hendel said. “It’s already part of a trillion-dollar industry involving about 8 million people [who work in the mailing industry]. If you consider people who are sending mail as well as those who depend on mail for their livelihood, it’s not going anywhere. It’s going to be here.”